The Yeomen of the Guard (1957)
Synopsis
Taking place in the Tower of London during the reign of King Henry VIII, this classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta is one of their darkest and most sophisticated. Colonel Fairfax is wrongly accused of sorcery and sentenced to death within the hour. He hatches a plan to avoid letting his estate fall into the hands of his scheming cousin (incidentally, his accuser) by secretly marrying Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer. She agrees to be blindfolded during the ceremony and expects to be a wealthy widow upon Fairfax's imminent demise, leaving her free to marry her lover, the jester, Jack Point. However, Fairfax miraculously escapes his fate and chaos ensues.
Release Date: 1957-04-10
Runtime: 79 minutes
Director: George Schaefer
Top Cast
- Alfred Drake as Jack Point
- Celeste Holm as Phoebe Meryll
- Bill Hayes as Col. Fairfax
- Barbara Cook as Elsie Maynard
- Henry Calvin as Wilfred Shadbolt
- Muriel O'Malley as Dame Carruthers
- Robert Wright as Lt. Cholmondeley
- Norman Atkins as Sgt. Meryll
- Norman Barrs as Leonard Meryll
- Marjorie Gordon as Kate
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